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L. K. JOHNSON.

TYPE AND SPACE HOLDER...

Patented Sept-B, 1882.

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LOUIS K. JOHNSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TYPE AND SPACE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,707, dated September 5, 1882. I

Application filed October 24, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS K. J oHNsoN, of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type and Space Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention is related to the type andspace holder patented to me August 3, 12580, and numbered 230,784, and to the improvements thereon described in my application for patent filed June 11, 1881; audits ob- 'jects are, first, to adapt a single frame or case to receive and hold type-containin g channels of dilierent degrees ofthickness, varying accordingto the size of the several styles of type in common use, thereby obviating the necessity of employing a separate independent case for each variation; secondly, to facilitate the arrangement of the type-containing channels within the case or bank in any required relation to each other, as may be preferred by the user, by means of interchangeable denomination-marks; thirdly, to support the lower exposed type of each column (when its containing-channel is in place in the case) against .lateral displacement toward the rear bya shoulder or tongue-piece projecting upward from the type'supporting ledge or platform and entering a corresponding slot in the rear wall of the containing-channel in such manner as to practically constitute a continuation ofthe latter, irrespective of the relative adj ustment-of the lower end-of the containing-channel and the type-supportin g ledgeor platform. In the accompanying drawings; Figure l is a front elevation of three sets of the channel and type-column seats or supports, the first two being shown in use and the third with the adjustable channel-support removed. Fig. 2 is an isometrical perspective of one of the typesupporting ledges or seats with the adjusta ble channel-support in position; Fig. 3, an isometrical perspective of the lower end of one of the type-containing channel's, looking toward its front side; Fig. 4, an isometrical perspective of the rear side of one of the adjustable channel-supports; Fig. 5, an isometrical perspective of the rear side of the lower end of one of the containing-channels; Fig. 6, a vertical section on plane of line as m, Fig. 1.

pendent of their containing chanuels upon the ledges or seats a, which are made broad enough to accommodate the widest .kinds of type in common use. Projecting upward at right angles from these seats a are tongues or shoulders a, the front sides of which are made so as to occupy planes coincident with those of the fronts of the rear walls of the containing.

channels when the latter arein position. These shoulders a project upward a distance equal at least to the degree of adjustment between the seats a and the lower extremities of the containingchannels (J requisite to accurately expose a type of any thickness for removal from between them in a lateral direction toward the front of the case.

The rear walls of thecontaining-channels O G are formed with slots 0 c, which coincide with and receive the shoulders a, so that when the channels 0 are in position the shoulders to virtually form continuations of the rear walls of the channels down to the seats a a,'and thus support the last exposed type of a column against lateral displacement in that direction.

It will be observed that in thepresent case one end and the greater portion of the body of the lowest type in a column is supported by the shoulder a, while the other extremity of the type projects outward beyond the said shoulder a, to permit of its being grasped by the fingers in a manner similar to that shown and described in my patent, No. 280,784, before refered to; but in the latter case the typesupporting ledge or scat forms a portion of the type-containing channel itself. In the present case the type-seat a forms a portion of the sta tionary frame or case, while the type-contain ing channel is supported independently upon a separate adjustable support, D, similar to the manner described in my application of June 11, 1881. y

The improvement in the construction of the adjustable channel-supports D consists in adapting it to receive and retain (against lat channel may be either upon the shoulder d eral displacement) the lower ends of type-containing channels of various thicknesses, and to furnish a convenient surface upon which to affix or engrave the denomination-mark which is to indicate the character of the type contained in the particular channel which it is employed to support. Since these adjustable channel-supports are all made alike and interchangeable one with another, it is obvious that the relative arrangement of the denominationmarks which they bear can be varied to suit the distribution of the difi'erent denominations of types used in the casein the manner that may be most desirable to the user.

Each channel-support D is formed with a longitudinal slot, d, through which a set-screw, S, passes to secure it to and for the purpose of adjusting it upon the projection A of the frame or bed A.

In order to preserve the alignment of the support D underall circumstances of adjustment it is providedwith a flange, 01, parallel with the slot d, which flange engages with the straight edge a of the projection A. It is further formed with a retainin g-shoulder, d which engages with and secures a projection or foot, 0, upon the lower end of the channel 0, so as to prevent any lateral movement of the latter when in position.

The bearing for the vertical support of the as shown in Fig. 8, or upon the upperedge of the shoulder d or atboth said points, as shown in Fig. 7, the only essential requisite being that the shoulder d must be at least broad enough to furnish a bearing for the narrowest channel that may be used.

1 By these means the case, as a whole, is adapted to the wants of the smaller class of printin g-establishments, orin all cases where a large variety of work is to be done, as in so-called jobbingoffices, and where economy ofspace is a desideratum, since a single case will readil y accommodate containing-channels adapted to types of different sizes and styles, the only adj ustmentnecessary being that of the channel-supports D, in order to regulate the distance between the type-seats a and the ends of the containing-channels according to the thickness of the type to be used.'

As conductive to the same advantageous results, the spring-latch or type-supporter L is also of importance, since it not only furnishes a temporary means of support for the column of type While thelatter is bein g transferred from the distributing-machineto the setter-case, but also afi'ords a convenient lock for retaining the type within its containing-channel during storage when not in use. This spring-latch L consists essentially of a flat spring, pivoted at its upper end to the front side of the containingchannel, and having at its lower end a lateral projection or shoulder, Z, which is adapted to 'pass under the lower extremity of the channel or to enter a slot formed in the front wall thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6 of the drawings, for the purpose of furnishing a support for the column of type, as shown in Fig. 6. When not in use its lower end is simply withdrawn and turned to one side, as shown in Fig. 1.

What I claim as myinvention is- 1. In a type and space holder, substantially such as described, the adjustable channel-support D, provided with the retaining-shoulder 0i and the supporting-shoulder d ,in combination with the stationary type-seat d and the type'containing channel (3, provided with'the bearing or foot 0, arranged and operating sub-- stantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. In a type and space holder, substantially such as described, an interchangeable channelsupporter, D, provided with a denominationmark,in combination with the stationary typeseat a, and the type-containing channel O,substantially in the manner and for thepurpose designated.

3. In a type and space holder, substantially such as described, the stationary type-seat a, provided with the type-retaining shoulder a, in combination with the type-containing channel 0, having the slot 0 formed in its rearwall, and with an adjustable channel-support, D, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

LOUIS K. JoHnsoN.

Witnesses:

A. AUGUSTUS Low, GEO. W. MIA'IT. 

